Although, energy and power are interrelated concepts, they possess distinct identities of their own. Consider the relatively simple task of inflating a balloon. Blowing a small puff of air into a balloon over a short time-interval will cause the balloon to expand slightly before recoiling to its previous state. Breathing more forcefully into a balloonContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Energy and Power ( Part 1 )”
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KINEMATICS: Where Will The Daredevil Land?
Q: A stuntman equipped with a parachute rides a bicycle over the edge of a 500.0-meter building. The combined mass of the stuntman and his bicycle is 90.0 kg. If the bike moves at 24.2 m/s as it leaves the building’s edge, at what distance from the building’s base must a cushion be placed inContinue reading “KINEMATICS: Where Will The Daredevil Land?”
FORCE AND ACCELERATION: Pulleys, Tension, Friction, and Free-Body Diagrams
Q: Three objects are connected by ropes that pass over massless and frictionless pulleys. As the objects move, the table exerts a force of friction on the middle object. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.100. What is the acceleration of the three objects within the system? What is the magnitude of the tension inContinue reading “FORCE AND ACCELERATION: Pulleys, Tension, Friction, and Free-Body Diagrams”
KINEMATICS: Free Fall Dynamics
Q: An Olympic high diving platform is situated 10 m above the surface of a pool. If a diver steps off the platform, how long does it take for her to hit the water? A: The only information provided is the 10 m distance between the diving platform and the pool’s surface. This necessitates useContinue reading “KINEMATICS: Free Fall Dynamics”